Bottle for case goods.



" PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908.

A U. M. BERRY. I

BOTTLE FOR HASH GOODS.

APPLICATION rum) SEPT. 16, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. BERRY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HUGH GRAY, OF NEW 7 YORK, N. Y.

' BOTTLE FOR CASE GOODS.

Application filed September 16, 1907..

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs M. BERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at 985 Amsterdam avenue, New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles for Case Goods, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The present invention relates to that class of bottle-stoppers in which the stopper is constructed to remain permanently within the bottle, and the improvements consist partly, in providing the stopper with a corkcollar upon its body at the point, to make the desired closure when raising the bottle-neck, partly, in the provision of a metallic projection from the point of the stopper by which it may be lifted to close the, bottle and then cut off to prevent a repetition of the lifting operation after the bottle has been opened; and partly, in the connection with the stop per, when closed, of a metal washer held upon the top of the bottle-neck by the metallic projection and servin to carry a brand. or trademark, and also to s ow that the bottle has never been opened. In such a bottle stopping device, the stopper has sometimes been provided with a frangible eye or knob upon the small end which could be broken from the stopper when the bottle was closed; but the metallic projection which I employ is less likely to be broken accidentally in handling the bottles before they are filled, and less likely to be broken by the force employed in forcing the stopper into the bottleneck. A bottle with such a stopper is particularly adapted for the handling of case goods, by securing the delivery to the urchaser of unadulterated goods, as the bottle cannot be opened and a portion of the original liquid extracted and replaced with other fluid, without detection. The metallic proj ection upon the point of the stopper is made in the form of a loop or staple, the legs of which are embedded in the stopper when molding or formin the same, and the central portion of suc wire loop is preferably formed with an outward pro ection or apex which serves to center the stopper when engaged by the hook upon the end of a liftingrod. When the stopper is tightly drawn into the neck of the bottle, such wire loop is cut off by a wire nippers, which deprive the stopper of any lifting means after the bottle has een opened by forcing the stop er inwardly. If desired, the stopper may ave a single wire anchored in its substance and extended from the smaller end of the sto per far enough to project from the neck 0 the bottle to use in raising the stopper to close the bottle. The stopper can be held in place during transportation by a metal washer fitted upon the top of the bottle-neck and locked to the stopper by a small portion of the ori inal wire or loop extended through the was er and bent over the same; and such washer is useful to carry a brand or trademark, but it is not essential to the operation 'of the stopper.

The stopper is preferably made of orcelain, as the egs of a wire loop or stap e, can be readily molded into the porcelain before it is baked, and such staple or loop used by engagement with a suitable lifter inserted through the bottle-neck when filled, to ull the stopper upwardly into the seat I) to c ose or stopper the bottle. The stopper and cork-collar are so proportioned that when the cork upon the stopper is seated in the bottle-neck the point of the stopper is nearly even with the top of the bottle-neck, and the washer perforated for the passage of the metallic projection may then be placed over the same to rest upon the top of the bottleneck, and the wire, by which the stopper was lifted, is cut off in such manner that the remnants may be clenched or bent over the metal of the washer; by which the washer and stopper hold one another mutually in place, until it is desired to open the bottle.

When the bottle is to be 0 ened, the washer, if one is used, is pried o of the fastening and the bottle-stopper pushed into the bottle, when the bottle can be emptied,

but the stopper cannot again be lifted to the neck of the bottle, as the wire by which it was originally lifted has been cut off, so as to practically prevent the re lifting of the stopper.

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle provided with the improvements; the stopper being shown in the bottom of the bottle and apull-rod engaged with the loop of the stopper to lift it for corking the bottle. Fig. 2 shows the bottle in similar section, with the stopper in place, the parts in these figures being shown in section only where hatched; Fig. 3 is a plan of a washer with a slot to receive the metal projection shown upon the stopper in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 shows a stopper provided with a long wire to liftthe same.

a designates the bottle having a slightly tapering seat 1) within the top of the neck and expanded slightly beneath such seat, the bottom end of which forms a shoulder a. The stopper is formed with a cylindrical nozzle or oint d to receive a cork-collar e which is fitted to close the neck of the bottle. The stopper has a projecting ring d upon the lower part of the nozzle (1 which forms a shoulder to sustain the cork-collar during the closing of the bottle, and has an enlarged head f which is made larger than the corkcollar and larger than the passage through the seat I) so as to absolutely prevent the withdrawal of the stopper from the bottle.

Fig. 1 shows a pull-rod g having a handle it at the upper end and a hook i at the lower end. to engage a loop or staple attached to the point of the stopper. The center of this loop is shown with a projection 7t to lead the hook "i to the center of the loop when lifting the stopper, and thus draw the stopper centrally into the cork-collar. The central apex k of the loop is formed by a bend in the wire. Fig. 3 shows a washer 7c with a slot l adapted to fit over the loop Fig. 2 shows the stopper drawn up into the cork-collar and-the bottle closed thereby, and the washer 1c laid upon the top of the bottleneck, with the outer part of the loop cut off and the legs m forming the remaining portions of the loop bent outwardly over the metal of the washer. Such portions are cut off very closely, so that a very small projection of theselegs extends over the washer, and when it is desired to open the bottle the washer is readily pried off of the bottle-neck, bending the legs sufficiently to withdraw them from the slot Z. The stopper is then pushedinto the bottle, and the staple or wire projection having been almost wholly removed, no convenient means remains for grapplingthe stopper in a practical manner so as to draw it centrally up into the collar to re-cork the bottle. A wire a can be secured'in the point of the stopper of sufficient length to extend beyond the neck of the bottle, as indicated in Fig. 4, to lift the stopper in plaeewhen closing the bottle, and then out off; but such a'wire is undesirable if it would interfere with the filling of the'bottle.

In operating my invention, the bottle is filled with its charge of liquid, the stopper then lifted by suitable means into engagement with the bottle-neck, and the metallic projection employed for lifting it is then cut off by pliers, so that when the stopper is forced into the bottle it cannot be conveniently lifted again. It is, of course, possible, by fishing with a flexible wire or cord, to

molded therein than it can be molded of glass; and that the stopper can be colored or inscribed with any name or ornamentation with great facility if made of porcelain. Any vitrified material can be used, as such ma terial would not affect the fluid contents of the bottle any more than cork.

The metallic projection is employed upon the stopper, and formed of wire, because any part made of wire forms a very durable attachment to the stopper until the bottle is filled and closed, and permits the combination with a portion of such wire, of a washer having an aperture through which the stump of the wire can be extended, and bent over the surface of the washer to hold the stopper and washer mutually in place.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention what is claimed herein is:

1. The combination, with a bottle having a neck contracted toward the top, of a loose stopper within the bottle having a point d fitted with a cork-collar c to close the bottle-neck and having a shoulder to sustain the cork-collar when pressing it into the bottle-neck, and the stopper having a head to prevent its withdrawal through the bottleneck, and means whereby the stopper may be lifted into engagement with the bottle-neck.

2. The combination, with a bottle having a neck contracted toward the to 3, of a loose stopper within the bottle having a point fitted with a cork-collar to close the bottleneck and having an enlarged head to prevent the withdrawal of the stopper through the bottleneck, and a metallic projection u )on the top of the stopper adapted for use in lifting the stopper into the bottle-neck,

3. The combination, with a bottle having a neck contracted toward the top, of a loose stopper within the bottle having a point fitted with a cork-collar to close the bottleneck and having an enlarged head to prevent the withdrawal of the stopper through the bottle-neck, a metallic projection upon the top of the stopper, a washer fitted upon the top of the bottleneck with an aperture to receive the metallic projection, and the metal of such projection bent over the top of the washer to hold the washer and stopper mutually in place.

4. The combination, with a bottle having a neck contracted toward the top, of a loose stopper within the bottle having a point fitted with a cork-collar to close the bottleneck andhaving an enlarged head toprevent In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the withdrawal of the stop 'er through the my hand in the presence of two subsoribing bottle-neck, and a Wire sta e having its legs witnesses.

secured in the substance 0 the stopper and CHARLES M. BERRY. 5 its exterior loop formed with a central pro- Witnesses:

jection or a eX k, to center the loop upon a L. LEE,

hook when ifting the stopper. THOMAS S. CRANE. 

